Lunch-box.



1. FJ'SM RT & H. c. MAGAR GAL.

LUNCH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23,1916- 1,231,801 l Patented. July 3, 1917 1 N V EN TOR. Joseph FSmark Hem I ayara/ of Fig. l,p1ooking in the direction of the. .arrow;

United States,

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.1! C. MAGARGAL, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNEC'IIGUT CORPORATION OF CONN ECTICUT.

LZEELSGL To all whom itrnzy concern:

Be it known that we, JosnrrreF. SMART and HEMAN C. MaoAaoanJciti-zens of the in the county the following is: a specification.-

a lunch box having The object of this invention is to produce certain features of nov In the drawings-' f Figure 1 is a side viewpf a box embodying our invention with parts of the cover broken away to show construction.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the lin'ei2-2 Fig; 3 shows theinside of the top of the cover at one end of the b0 @Fig. 4 is an inside end-vlewof the cover at the otherend of the box. I

Fig. 5'is aside and plan vie w of an end Tof the handle.

Referring td the drawings, a" denotes the base'of the box,- and othe cover which is hinged thereto along one edge as at c, which i may be described as the back of the .box.

- Upstanding-fromthe front edge of the base are two oppositely arranged catches 2, 2. Inside of the front of the cover there are mounted a pair of spring arms 3, 3, their ends 4:, 4, being out-turned and passed near the edge of the cover,

through a slot 5 I finger pieces being provided at theouter ends. These arms, 3, 3, can spring toward and away from one another, and as the cover is closed the out-turned ends ride down the inclined sides of the upstanding catches 2, 2, until they snap under the pro jecting lips and interlock therewith, the normal separation being such as to -cause this interlocking.

This provides a very inexpensive and. efiective means for connccting'the front edge of the cover to the base; the two ends Inustbe moved in opposite directions in order to unlo'ck the cover, and this eliminates to a large degree the possibility of the accidental disengagement which would result in spillingthe contents of the base, which is the food receptacle. I f

The novel handle and handle-attach1ng device, which is inexpensive to manufacture,

Specification of KLette-rs l atent.

ful Improvements in a Lunch-Box, of which the end of of the endsof these arms OF NEW BRITAIN,'GONI\TECTICUT, 1.

LUNCH-BOX.

readily assembled, and results in amaterial savingof leather, comprises a palriof retalnlng members 10, 10, secured to the top, I the sides of which are slotted of the cover, as at 11, 11, to receive lateral metallic jeetipns 12, 12, from a clip 13 attached 3 to a handle strap 14.: Th ti0ns-12 can slide back and forth in the ratenteaanrye, rare; Aeolication filed February 23, 1916, serial No: 79,333

slots 11, but are securely held againstdii y engagement with the retaining"- members 10'.

he ,use of the clips 13 reduces the amount of leather required forthe ha11'dle.

Within the cover there has been providedf a novel means for supporting and holding 111 place a vacuum bottle, the cover itself belng shaped and proportionedto receivejtf At the inside of one end 1 ofthe cover there are a pair ofspaced projections 20, 20, wliich i receive the bottom of the receptacle, and retain that At theopposite end of the case, but spaced from the end wall thereof bent at right angles-to and held in a clip 23." proper size to receive the top of the case, and must be sprung out of the way to permit of placing or removing the bottle in the cover. For this purpose it is provided With'finger projections 24. To prevent the bottle from shifting lengthwise'in the cover, a spring finger 25 is provided, preferably bent down from the metal of the clip 23, and engages the end of the case, forcing it with a slight pressure toward the other end of the cover.

We claim as our invention:

, 1. In a lunch box, means for suspending a bottle in longitudinal position within the top of said box, comprising a retainer for the bottom of the bottle at one end of the box top, and a ring-shaped support for the top of the bottle spaced from the opposite end ofsaidbox and spring-supported from the/wall thereof, said ring-shapedsupport being positioned to normally engage the bottheplane of the ring "tle butmfovablelong'itudinally of the bottle out of engaging position" with the neck top of said box,'con1prising a retainer for the bottom of the bottle positioned on one end of said box, and a ring-shaped support case of the vacuum end in positlon. is

is a yieldingly supported ring 22, the ends Of-Wl1iCh are This ring isof the i for the top of the bottle resiliently mounted on a Wall pf the box cover and spaced from the opposite end thereof to normally engage the bottle, saidsupport being movable longitudinally of the bottle out of engaging position with the-neck thereof, and, means engaging the end of the bottle neck for preventing the longitudinal shifting of the bot tlewithinsaid box.

3. A'lunch box comprising a food receptacle and a bottle-holding cover, supporting clips near the lower edge of one end of said cover adapted to receive one end of a bottle, a ring inside of said cover between the end Walls and adapted to, be sprung longitudinally of the cover to permit the placing of a bottle therein, the said ring normally occupying a position embracing the end of the bottle.

4. A lunch box comprising a food'receptacle and a bottle holding cover, supporting clips near the lower edge of one end of said cover adapted to receive one end of a bottle, a ring resiliently mounted on the inside of said cover between the end walls and adapted to be sprung longitudinally of the cover to permit the placing of a bottle therein, the said ring normally occupying a position. enibracing the end of the bottle, and a resilient clip mountcd'within said cover adjacent to but spaced from said ring and at the opposite side thereof from the said supporting clip.

resiliently mounted on the lunch box comprising a food recepfurl: and a bottle-holding cover, supporting clips at one end of the cover to receive'an end of a bottle, a clip secured to a side wall of the cover near its opposite end, and a ringsheped member provided with lateral arms engaged by said clip and yieldingly supported thereby for movement longitudinally of the bottle.

6. A. lunch box comprising a food receptacle and a -bottle-holding cover, supporting clips at one end of the cover to receive an end of a bottle, a clip secured to a Wall of the cover near its opposite end, a ringshaped member, lateral arms thereon engaged by said clip and providing a yielding support, and a resilient projection from said clip toward the longitudinal centerof the cover.

7 In a device of the character described, the combination with a box and its cover, of a retainer at one end of the cover adapted to receive one end of the bottle, and a ring resiliently mounted Within the coverfnear. the opposite end thereof and normally adapted to encircle and support the other end of a. bottle, said ring being bodily movable longitudinally of the bottle beyond the end thereof and yielding means to prevent longitudinal movement of the bottle.

' JOSEPH F. SMART.

HEMAN O. MAGARGAL.

Vl itncsses r B. W.- CLARK,

F. T. Ponce-neon. 

